Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 11 Cart

Zhang Shanyue said angrily, "What have I hidden from you? Come in quickly, or I'll put all the sand in the house."

Shen Heng flashed into the room, closed the door, and looked around: "Huh? Where did all these clothes come from?"

"You're talking too much nonsense. Here, your sister has already chosen one for you. Do you think it's suitable?"

Zhang Shanyue threw a black cotton coat chosen by her daughter to her son.

Shen Heng took it and looked at it for a few seconds, then happily put it on, and immediately felt a lot warmer: "Hey! It's really soft and light, what's stuffed inside?"

"It's stuffed with cotton." Shen Zhao didn't know what kind of cotton it was.

He helped his second brother straighten his collar, taught him to zip up his shirt, patted the large pockets on both sides and said, "These are pockets. You can put some personal belongings in them."

"Wow! There are pockets, that's great!" Shen Heng put his hands into his pockets and tested them a few times, wishing he could run to show off in front of his friends right away.

Shen Zhao took a few steps back and looked at his second brother with a smile.

It’s amazing how much more energetic my second brother looked after putting on the black cotton-padded jacket. He would look even better if he cut his messy hair into short hair like the man in the small bronze mirror.

How about convincing my second brother to cut his hair? He doesn't like to wash his hair anyway, so it's easier to clean if it's cut short.

"Huh? This one for the second son is quite good. The color is nice and the length is suitable." Shen Ang's eyes lit up when he saw his youngest son wearing a black winter coat that reached his knees. He walked over, patted his shoulder and looked him up and down.

Shen Heng took a few steps back to avoid his father's touch, crossed his arms and said cautiously: "This is mine! Don't grab it."

The corners of Shen Ang's mouth twitched, and he scolded with a smile: "You little bastard! Are you trying to protect your father's food?"

Seeing this, Shen Zhao quickly explained: "This black cotton coat is a bit narrow, Daddy, you can't wear it."

Shen Ang saw that his little daughter misunderstood him and coughed awkwardly: "I just took a look, I didn't want to wear it."

Shen Zhao also knew that his father would not take his second brother's clothes, so he smiled and said, "After this batch of winter clothes is sold, I will order two suitable sets for Dad and Mom."

My father is a village headman and he often goes out on business. He can't wear strange clothes when dealing with people.

Although they didn't know that these were women's clothes, the bright color couldn't deceive anyone.

Fortunately, everyone only cares about the degree of warmth and not the details.

Everyone has seen how cold the winter in the northwest is and how strong the wind and sand are. Who cares about men's and women's clothes when you can buy very warm and soft winter clothes at an ordinary price?
Next, the family of four sat in the side room to discuss the sale of winter clothes.

"I'll take a few of the larger ones to the military settlement first. These narrow ones can only be taken to the market." Shen Ang said as he sipped his noodle soup, "Call Ade when you go to the market. Let him accompany you to give you courage."

Ade is Shen De, the eldest son of Uncle Shen. He is twenty-four or twenty-five this year and is already married. During the slack season, he drives the only old cow in his family to help the post station transport food and supplies.

The reason why Shen Ang's eldest son went to the border to perform labor service was to replace his eldest cousin.

After Uncle Shen passed away, except for Shen De, the strong laborer, the rest of the family were old, weak, sick and young.

"I understand." Zhang Shanyue and her daughter folded ten large winter clothes, put them back into the big bag, and tied it tightly with a thin hemp rope.

Shen Heng also found a backpack and put the bag into it to make it easier for his father to take it away.

Shen Zhao planned to take the remaining twenty or so pieces to Caoji. Even if he could sell each piece for one or two hundred coins, he would still make a profit.

After finishing his meal, Shen Ang changed out of his new winter clothes, told his wife not to go out, and put on the backpack, ready to head back in the wind and sand.

Qingshui Pavilion is four or five miles away from Shen's home, at the junction of Yanzeli and Jinheli.

Shen Zhao was worried about his father, but he couldn't persuade him to put on a new cotton-padded jacket, so he had to take off a large cotton-padded hat and let his father wear it on his head to protect himself from the wind and sand.

After watching her father disappear in the yellow sand, she remembered that she did not go to the Xue family to ask for compensation today.

The Xue family is not far from his home, only less than a mile away.

But the wind and sand outside are too strong to go out. Never mind, it won't be too late to go out after the wind and sand stop.

Who knew that we had to wait for two days before the sandstorm outside finally subsided.

But as the sandstorm subsided, it became difficult to get water at home because the nearby canals had dried up. If they wanted to get water, they had to go to the Jinshui River two or three miles away.

"Ah Heng, ask your cousin if he is going to fetch water. If he is, take a few more pitchers with water." Zhang Shanyue and her daughter were busy cleaning the fine sand in the yard of their home, and took out bedding and clothes to shake off the dust.

Shen Heng agreed and ran to ask his eldest cousin Shen De.

It so happened that Shen De was about to go out in his ox cart, saying that the nearby post office had asked him to transport food and supplies.

Shen Heng had no choice but to come back and said to his mother, "My eldest cousin has work to do, why don't we borrow two buckets to fetch water?"

"That's fine." Zhang Shanyue urged his youngest son: "Go quickly and come back soon. We have other things to do after we carry water back."

Shen Heng agreed and ran away quickly.

After Shen Zhao and his mother finished cleaning the house, they ran to the side room and secretly polished the bronze mirror.

She had seen a cart inside before, which should save a lot of effort if used to push things.

Soon she found a very cheap cart that could be bought for only ninety-nine coins.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Zhao decided to buy it.

Because this thing is very useful, not only can it push water jugs and buckets, but it can also transport food and cotton clothes.

Tomorrow I will go to the market with my mother. With a wheelbarrow, I can bring all my cotton clothes with me.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhao clicked to pay.

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As Xiaoqing finished her report, a wooden wheelbarrow appeared in front of them.

Shen Zhao grasped the handlebars and tried to push the bike. It was very smooth and light.

It’s just that the two baskets hanging on both sides of the frame are too big to go out through the compartment door.

Shen Zhao had no choice but to move the two baskets out of the car before pushing it out the door.

"Huh? What is this?" Zhang Shanyue was surprised when she saw her daughter pushing a strange cart out of the house.

Shen Zhao took out the baskets from the house one by one, hung them back on both sides of the cart, and said, "We'll use this to transport water to the Jinshui River later."

Zhang Shanyue touched the unicycle, but looked at the little girl, and asked anxiously: "A Zhao, where did you get these?"

It’s bad enough that he brought out two big bags of strange clothes before, but why did he bring out a cart now?

If Zhang Shanyue didn't know that the child was raised by her own hands, she would have wanted to ask a witch to exorcise the evil spirits.

Shen Zhao knew his mother's doubts, so he pulled her back to the room and whispered, "Mother, I can go shopping in a magical place. I bought those winter clothes for you. Don't worry. That place is also the human world, but it's much richer than here."

Zhang Shanyue was stunned for a long time before grabbing his daughter and said in a deep voice, "Don't tell these words to outsiders in the future. I will explain to your father. Remember?"

The witchcraft incident in the previous dynasty implicated hundreds of thousands of people. The soil of the execution ground outside the capital was soaked with blood, and the stench could be smelled ten miles away.

For this reason, people were wary of witches, and witches from the Central Plains fled into exile or changed their sects.

She didn't want outsiders to know that her daughter had supernatural powers.

(End of this chapter)